Testing Aggregate Stability

Got to use this crazy contraption last week!

Most of the soil breaks apart and falls through the sieves when it’s dunked in water, but stronger soil aggregates hold together and stay on top, which lets us measure “Soil Aggregate Stability.” Healthier soils tend to aggregate more, which prevents them from eroding away in a big rain or windstorm, and provides great habitat for soil life

   
Sieving
Sieving
Kernza in Wyoming - Evaluating Perennial Grains to Revitalize Wyoming Wheat Agriculture
Kernza in Wyoming - Evaluating Perennial Grains to Revitalize Wyoming Wheat Agriculture

The Kernza Wyoming Project is supported by Western SARE and run by the University of Wyoming

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